Selenium poisoning is becoming a major problem in SE Idaho- The number of wildlife that die is unknown. There are many abandoned and active phosphate mines in SE Idaho. A […]
Ninth Circuit puts hold on expansion of the big Smoky Canyon phosphate open pit mine
Successful appeal by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition sends case back to district court- Federal appeals court blocks mine expansion. By Rebecca Boone. AP. I was told that In summary, the […]
Freudenthal gets more time on Idaho phosphate pit mine review
The JR Simplot Company wants a 1300 acre (2 square mile) expansion of its huge phosphate pit mine in Idaho on the Wyoming border. The federal government BLM just put […]